I <3 Nutella. I always have, and I always will. My mom used to drop me off at my grandmother’s when I was little to hang out with her. We would play outside in her garden, watch TV, and she’d make me Nutella sandwiches (yes, Read More

As soon as the leaves start turning colors, it means the best season is upon us. It means apple picking, pumpkin spice candles, Halloween…..and apple pie. Apple pie and vanilla ice cream is as American as American comes. It’s one of my favorite desserts. Although Read More

These. Are. Life-Changing. Some days I want to make the most time-consuming, skilled recipes (ahem chocolate babka) that will feed 10 people for a week; and other days I want to just have a liitttle something sweet after dinner and not have a whole pie Read More

Yields: One 9” pie (or 13″ x 9″) Ingredients: 2 lbs of fresh cherries, pitted and chopped 1/4 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons water, plus 1 Tablespoon 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons of Disaronno (or your favorite Amaretto) 1 Tablespoon cornstarch Read More

Coffee Bean Ice Cream Yields: 4 Servings Ingredients: 3 Cups of Whole Milk 1 Cup of Heavy Cream 1 Cup of Whole Coffee Beans 1 Cup of Sugar 1 Teaspoon of Espresso Powder 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract 1/4 Teaspoon Salt Preparation: Place ice cream Read More

Carvel has the best hot fudge, hands down. It’s so gooey and chocolatey and has such a rich chocolate flavor. I always get soft serve vanilla with the hot fudge. And eat every last drop. Last week I attempted to make chocolate babka with fudge Read More